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Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw MC (4 April 1914 – 27 June 2008), also known as Sam Bahadur ("Sam the Brave"), was the chief of the army staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted
Jun 27, 2008 · Sam Manekshaw was an Indian Army officer and the first person to be conferred with the rank of Field Marshall. Check this page to know everything about Sam Marshall-his Age, Height, Wife, Family, Biography & Much more!
Jun 27, 2019 · In his role as the Army chief, Sam Manekshaw made history not only by guiding India to victory in the Bangladesh Liberation War, but also by resisting the political pressure to intervene at an inopportune time, going even to the extent of offering to resign.
Jun 23, 2024 · Sam Manekshaw (born April 3, 1914, Amritsar, Punjab state, India—died June 27, 2008, Wellington, Tamil Nadu state) was the first Indian military officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal, the highest rank that can be attained in the Indian Army.
Nov 30, 2023 · Sam Manekshaw, India’s beloved war general and the country’s first Field Marshal, is now the subject of a biopic, Sam Bahadur, that releases on December 1. Manekshaw is a true legend, and the broad details of his celebrated story are widely known.
Jun 27, 2024 · Sam Manekshaw, fondly known as Sam Bahadur, is amongst some of the most famous figures of the Indian Army. The former chief of army staff served the country during several wars and conflicts. He became the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal, which is the highest attainable rank in the Indian Army. Sam Manekshaw was born in a Parsi family on April 3, 1914. His father Hormusji Manekshaw was a doctor.
Dec 20, 2021 · Flamboyant and colourful, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw or ‘Sam Bahadur’ (Sam the Brave)—as he would be known after 1942, was a personality unmatched and one couldn’t help but be impressed by his gallantry.
Dec 12, 2021 · On March 25, 1971, General Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw received a call in Pune, while visiting the Southern Command headquarters. His military assistant Depinder Singh was on the line from Delhi.
Jun 30, 2008 · Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India’s best-known soldier and the architect of the country’s victory in the 1971 war with Pakistan that gave birth to Bangladesh, died ...
Jul 3, 2008 · Sam Manekshaw was another Parsi overachiever. He was the first of only two field-marshals ever created in the army. Yet his retirement since 1973 was not one long bask in glory.
